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What happens when God is your "Thyreos" (shield)!

The bible makes bold and daring promises to people of
faith. Psalm 91:9-10 says, "Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; There shall no evil
befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling."

In verse four of
Psalm 91 the psalmist said, "He shall cover thee with his feathers, and
under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall
be thy shield and buckler."

The shield
noted in this Psalms refers to a shield large enough to shield the entire body
hence the name thyreos meaning "a gate or door (or "door-shaped"); used of the large,
oblong ancient Roman shield (which looked like a full
door), large enough to provide full protection from attack
(used only in Eph 6:16)."

The word truth refers to God's trustworthiness and faithfulness.In essence,
God's trustworthiness and faithfulness surrounds and protects us as a shield.
He is the door keeper in our lives keeping out evil, i.e. adversity, affliction, calamity,
sorrow, and trouble
as we trust him!

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